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Whenever I have anything plugged into my headphones jack, my phone starts to freak out. If I'm playing music it will randomly play, pause, skip, seek, and even bring up the voice dialer. Has anybody had a similar problem, or do I need to visit Sprint? Any replies appreciated.

Bump. Please help guys, I don't know if I should return the phone or not

Blaster17363 said:
Whenever I have anything plugged into my headphones jack, my phone starts to freak out. If I'm playing music it will randomly play, pause, skip, seek, and even bring up the voice dialer. Has anybody had a similar problem, or do I need to visit Sprint? Any replies appreciated.
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Is it for all headphones/audiocables? Look inside the jack and see if you have the two little metal pieces that push in. Those are what tells the phone is plugged in.
Sounds like you might have stuck a cable in at an angle by accident and bent one of them or thrown off the sensors

They're fine, and even if that was the case I would expect it to not recognize headphones, but the problems I am having make no sense

Have you tried different head phones?

bring the phone back.

Blaster17363 said:
Whenever I have anything plugged into my headphones jack, my phone starts to freak out. If I'm playing music it will randomly play, pause, skip, seek, and even bring up the voice dialer. Has anybody had a similar problem, or do I need to visit Sprint? Any replies appreciated.
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My only thought is are you using headphones with a Mic and an "action" button. If you have press the button it will play or pause the music. If you hold it down it will open the Voice dialer app. If it has the mic and button maybe there is a fault with it, hence the randomness. If you are just using headphones check the headphone icon, if its recognizing it right should just show headphones and not a headphones with a boom mic on the status bar. Either try dif mic headphones or take it back to the store

Me too
hey I am having the same problem, I use doggcatcher as my podcast player and when I have my headphones (no mic) plugged in, randomly my phone starts playing other previously downloaded podcasts over the one Im listening to in the phones stock music player, then it skips forward, backwards, then the voice dialer comes on and this is all while my phone is locked and the screen wake / power button has not been touched!
Whats going on????

having a similar problem as well and have seen it mentioned on other forums. so far no definitive fix. i'm pissed. if this turns out to be a faulty hardware issue or somethign that isn't easily solved, it's a dealbreaker. I'll take the phone back and sprint will lose a customer.
hopefully it won't come to that.

Possible related issues
Here's a non-comprehensive list of other threads I've seen mentioning this issue or similar ones. Hopefully something will turn up.
http://androidforums.com/support-tr...93628-htc-evo-headphone-jack-3-5mm-loose.html
http://www.evo4gforum.net/troublesh...es-jack-thinks-external-speakers-are-headset/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664024&page=11
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g/14006-strange-issue-when-connecting-evo-car-stereo-2.html
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g/17139-music-player-automatically-starts-headphones.html
http://forums.doubletwist.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=9916
http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g...lems-music-app-while-connected-aux-input.html
http://androidforums.com/tips-trick...andom-song-skipping-using-headphone-jack.html

Bump..anything? If we have to take our phones back, will they replace it on the spot? Do I need to go back to radio shack or can I just take it to a Sprint store?

Blaster ( and anyone else having this problem) have you tried installing & running a widget from the market called headset blocker? If not, give it a try and report back your results, if you don't mind

Someone says it's a faulty jack
Claims to have a solution here:
androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/98880-fixed-microphone-jack-problem.html

Had same issues with a portable stereo... exact same symptoms... found if I locked the device by pressing power button... it didn't do it at all.
Also - using an FM transmitter to car's stereo - no problems...

There is an option in the System Settings area to choose to 'pause music when headset is unplugged'... disabling that might be an optional workaround.

I was having this problem using a double male cable to plug into my aux input in my car. I was able to make it bring up voice dialer consistently by bending the end of the cable. I bought a new cable and the problem is gone now.. even when bending and twisting the new cable. My new cable has gold plated ends and the old one did not.. not sure if that matters, and I don't care as long as it keeps working.

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Claims to have a solution here:
androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/98880-fixed-microphone-jack-problem.html
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I also took the tape off and checked the connection point and best I can tell it looks like it is hitting just right so no adjustments there.
xviiivx said:
I was having this problem using a double male cable to plug into my aux input in my car. I was able to make it bring up voice dialer consistently by bending the end of the cable. I bought a new cable and the problem is gone now.. even when bending and twisting the new cable. My new cable has gold plated ends and the old one did not.. not sure if that matters, and I don't care as long as it keeps working.
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I have the same issue using a double male cable for my car aux. I also noticed it once with one pair of headphones.
I just experimented a little with a cheap pair of computer speakers. I found that jiggling the connection seems to cause the icon to change from headphones to headset and that is when voice dialing pops up. I tried the same thing with my moderately priced earbuds with gold plated plug and could not cause the same issues with those. The jacks appear to be exactly the same physical size.
I plan to try a different cable in the car when I can.

scaots said:
I also took the tape off and checked the connection point and best I can tell it looks like it is hitting just right so no adjustments there.
I have the same issue using a double male cable for my car aux. I also noticed it once with one pair of headphones.
I just experimented a little with a cheap pair of computer speakers. I found that jiggling the connection seems to cause the icon to change from headphones to headset and that is when voice dialing pops up. I tried the same thing with my moderately priced earbuds with gold plated plug and could not cause the same issues with those. The jacks appear to be exactly the same physical size.
I plan to try a different cable in the car when I can.
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BTW - I also have near zero FM reception. I was only able to get one pair of headphones to weakly tune a few stations. Any other cheap turner works great in same location.
And yes it is definitely plugged in all the way.

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Claims to have a solution here:
androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/98880-fixed-microphone-jack-problem.html
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I tried this method and it may have worked. I'll post my results after I try it in my car today (where I have the most issues with this).

coolguy949 said:
I tried this method and it may have worked. I'll post my results after I try it in my car today (where I have the most issues with this).
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They worked perfectly with my computer speakers. But they definitely went crazy in my car. I think the plug is slightly different. It must have pushed it back in to its old position because my computer speakers started acting crazy when I plugged them in again.

Hey look at this bluetooth reciever

Hey guys I was stalking amazon for a nice wireless solution for my car
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470939291&pf_rd_i=507846
anyone use one? I tried the FIFO with my sony head unit no dice. It reads the ipod alittle different than other manufacturers

I think that adapter would work perfectly as long as you have the appropriate input. But a side of me can't help but want to direct you to something I posted in a different thread. I know a lot of people don't mind spending money on things as long as they work, but hey, might as well share, right?
scl23enn4m3 said:
$80 is WAY too much for this. You can accomplish the same thing with a $20 BT3030 adapter, or any headphone adapter.
Here's a tip:
Grab one of these and one of these, and you'll never know the difference.
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scl23enn4m3 said:
I just used that as an example as how cheap you can go. Personally, I'm making a cable that does both.
If you want one that charges and plays at the same time out of the box, try this for 20 bucks:
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Jabra-BT303...uetooth_Wireless_Products&hash=item4aa3833d38
It's the Jabra BT3030. One end is the audio output (which plugs into your audio input) and the mini USB port is on the other for charging.
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The thread I pulled those responses from was this.

This is a solution for my sorry ass sony headunit, plug that guy into the aux jack. Have bluetooth turned on and ta-da wireless for me.

BrianDigital said:
This is a solution for my sorry ass sony headunit, plug that guy into the aux jack. Have bluetooth turned on and ta-da wireless for me.
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What I think I forgot to add was, any bluetooth receiver with an audio output will work for you. Even (especially) the ones that are made for headphones. They usually just have an amp built into them, so if you leave it at one setting, it will function the same as the one you linked to. The point I was basically trying to make was, the headphone adapters are usually much cheaper that ones "made" for a car.

the only problem i see with any bluetooth adapter, is the need to charge it. I ended up taking my Sony CDX-GT320 out, and putting in a new Sony BT-2800. Only tried it for 10 minutes tonight, but I LOVE IT. No adapters, nothing, it's all built in. I took the FIPO adapter and a ipod cable, tried to see if the kenwoods would play it, no dice however the Kenwoods did at least power up the blue light and I could get it to sync with my phone.

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the only problem i see with any bluetooth adapter, is the need to charge it. I ended up taking my Sony CDX-GT320 out, and putting in a new Sony BT-2800. Only tried it for 10 minutes tonight, but I LOVE IT. No adapters, nothing, it's all built in. I took the FIPO adapter and a ipod cable, tried to see if the kenwoods would play it, no dice however the Kenwoods did at least power up the blue light and I could get it to sync with my phone.
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Did you make sure to turn the volume up on the phone. Volume control when connected via A2DP is controlled by the phone. My evo is always set to mute when I connect it to my FIPO, aside from that it works awesomely.

Naw on my Sony deck would just read no device when paired with the fipo
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Volume Control headset

My stock headphones broke and I wanted a replacement, but a nice sounding ones.
Went to a local store, asked for a headset with remote and they showed me an Aiaiai Tracks (these have mic+volume control), but, as many of you may know, the "iPhone" headsets aren't compatible with the XPlay, and so I was getting an "Accessory not supported" error.
I researched a bit, and finally got a CTIA<->OMTP adapter, returned to the store and surprisingly the headset still not worked, I was no longer getting the error but no sound came from the headset, in fact, seemed like my phone didn't detect them since the music played trough the loudspeakers. Then asked an employee if they had a similar ones and gave me a Marshall Major (just mic and the central button), plugged with the adapter and worked just fine, the mic, the button...
Nevertheless I prefer the sound of the Tracks over the Major and I think that the only difference on their connections is the volume control since they are both "iPhone compatible".
Can anyone explain me how can I get them to work?, I don't mind if the volume buttons don't work, just as far as I can use the mic and the central button.

I think I got the answer
Well, I stumbled upon a fix from a Xperia Ray owner at the sonymobile.com forums:
Herbert said:
I also bought a Fiio LU2 Smart Adapter Cable, and I had it all packed up to return it, when I read a review on amazon.co.uk from a guy who said he taped down the button on his mic line and that made it work. So I tried holding down the in-line button on my headset, and voila, it works...in a sense. Here is what I have and did:
Xperia Ray and Bose MIE2i headset. The headset alone gives the "Accessory not Supported" message. Headset with Fiio LU2 just plays through phone speakers.
Plug headset into Fiio LU2 Smart Adapter Cable.
Get a piece of audio (mp3 or whatever) ready on Ray.
Hold Down the main button on the in-line headset controller and keep holding it down.
Plug Fiio LU2 Smart Adapter Cable into Ray.
Start audio on Ray for at least 5 seconds -it plays through headset-
Release headset button.
You can stop the audio if you wish. Headset will continue to function.
The audio and mic will function for me on my headset until I unplug it. I haven't tried powering the Ray all the way down, but the headset stays working even after waking from standby. None of the in-line headset controls will work for me.
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The downside is that it appears that the central button won't work this way .
Also, I recently flashed an ICS rom, so I'm not sure if I still have this issue.
Once I get my adapter (lost the one I got earlier) I'll update this post, just in case anybody cared

Strange 3.5mm jack problem between my phone and my BMW.

Hi,
I've got a very strange and annoying problem. I've got a Nexus 5X and a 2008 BMW Z4 3.0si Roadster with a removable 3.5mm audio cable.
I've tried my Nexus 5X with 3 different cable on a lot of other car, hifi stereo and earphone and it always works (the sound go to the other device the way it should work).
I've tried 5 different phones on my BMW and the sound go to the Z4 speaker the right way.
But when I try to connect my Nexus to the BMW 9 times out of 10 the phone doesn't recognize it and continue to play the sound on the phone speakers. The strangest thing is after that half the time when I remove the cable from the car but keep it on the phone it recognize the cable and stop playing music on phone speakers. At this time I can connect it again to my BMW and then the sound go to the car speaker.
I can't understand anything about this problem and it's driving me a little bit crazy. Sadly no Bluetooth on my lovely Z4.
Anyone as an idea ?
Thank

Sebacestmoi said:
I can't understand anything about this problem and it's driving me a little bit crazy. Sadly no Bluetooth on my lovely Z4.
Anyone as an idea ?
Thank
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Did you try pressing really hard on the plug? It is a very tight fit to the point you feel like you might be breaking the port, but it loosens over time.

sfhub said:
Did you try pressing really hard on the plug? It is a very tight fit to the point you feel like you might be breaking the port, but it loosens over time.
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Yeah of course otherwise it wouldn't work on my hifi stereo because I use the same cable.

Sebacestmoi said:
Yeah of course otherwise it wouldn't work on my hifi stereo because I use the same cable.
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The reason I ask is it still works if not plugged in all the way, just the connection is not that reliable. Quite a few people though they had it plugged in all the way and they were getting sound, but sometimes sound would switch back to the phone. It turned out they really needed to push in the cable really hard.

Does it work if you start the music after plugging in the phone? That's how I have to do it in my POS Dodge work truck.
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PiousInquisitor said:
Does it work if you start the music after plugging in the phone? That's how I have to do it in my POS Dodge work truck.
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Nope and it makes no change if I plug it before or after the music start playing.
It looks like my BMW send to much power and the phone try to protect itself or some kind of witchcraft like that...

Heavy static using aux cable

So I've been using my tablet in the car to watch Netflix and Amazon Prime videos during various appointments for my wife and kids. Has worked great with headphones, but figured it would be even better with my car's audio system. So I ordered a decent quality aux cable off Amazon, a 2-pack actually, but it doesn't work! I get really heavy static with the audio barely audible in the background. It also only plays out of the left channel. Tried the other cable with the same result. Plugged that cable into my Galaxy S9 and it worked perfectly.
I've searched around for the past half hour with no luck. Seems some fixed similar issues with other Samsung devices by turning on the UHQ upscaler, or by holding Vol+ while cycling the power, but neither worked for me.
Any thoughts?

911jason said:
So I've been using my tablet in the car to watch Netflix and Amazon Prime videos during various appointments for my wife and kids. Has worked great with headphones, but figured it would be even better with my car's audio system. So I ordered a decent quality aux cable off Amazon, a 2-pack actually, but it doesn't work! I get really heavy static with the audio barely audible in the background. It also only plays out of the left channel. Tried the other cable with the same result. Plugged that cable into my Galaxy S9 and it worked perfectly.
I've searched around for the past half hour with no luck. Seems some fixed similar issues with other Samsung devices by turning on the UHQ upscaler, or by holding Vol+ while cycling the power, but neither worked for me.
Any thoughts?
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Sounds like a faulty jack have you tried twisting the jack ? As sometimes that clears the static ? if not then you will need to get your Tab S4 replaced via Samsung!

I did rotate the plug, but it didn't resolve the issue. I don't think the jack is faulty, though, since headphones work perfectly. Thank you for your response, though.

911jason said:
I did rotate the plug, but it didn't resolve the issue. I don't think the jack is faulty, though, since headphones work perfectly. Thank you for your response, though.
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interesting have you counted the rings on the headphone and your car aux jack ? Do they line up ??? Just a thought!

I haven't, but I actually have a 3-ring adapter. I'll give that a try, thanks for the idea!

I may be totally off but...
I have been using an MP3 player (Archos Jukebox Recorder) in my car for years. Recently I thought to go modern and downloaded some music on my Samsung A3 (2017) phone. Connected the cable... and all I got was a lot of static noise with hardly audible (and bearable) music.
Of course, the MP3 player using the same cable still plays ok. Anything plugged into the A3 also plays fine.
I haven't yet sorted out what could have been the problem but it sounds awfully like yours.

Sure does!

sciurius said:
I may be totally off but...
I have been using an MP3 player (Archos Jukebox Recorder) in my car for years. Recently I thought to go modern and downloaded some music on my Samsung A3 (2017) phone. Connected the cable... and all I got was a lot of static noise with hardly audible (and bearable) music.
Of course, the MP3 player using the same cable still plays ok. Anything plugged into the A3 also plays fine.
I haven't yet sorted out what could have been the problem but it sounds awfully like yours.
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What kind of headunit have you got installed ? is it factory or Custom?

N1NJATH3ORY said:
What kind of headunit have you got installed ? is it factory or Custom?
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Mine is a 2016 Yukon with factory audio.

N1NJATH3ORY said:
What kind of headunit have you got installed ? is it factory or Custom?
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I have a Prius that has a built-in system. I connect using a vanilla cable with 3.5mm jack stereo connectors.

sciurius said:
I have a Prius that has a built-in system. I connect using a vanilla cable with 3.5mm jack stereo connectors.
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Cables make a huge difference getting a cheaper cable often out preforms the pricey one! (That's no joke) Disconnecting the FM/AM radio cable gets rid of the static (Here in the UK that has done trick in the past) Also can you try switching over the plugs on the back of your head unit right into left, and left into right. Vice versa see if that fix it ?

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interesting have you counted the rings on the headphone and your car aux jack ? Do they line up ??? Just a thought!
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The 3-ring adapter didn't fix it. Bummed... I was hopeful.

N1NJATH3ORY said:
Cables make a huge difference ...
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Switched the cable and the static seems gone... Strange that the Archos didn't have this problem. But I needed to increase the volume to a surprisingly high level[*] to get a decent sound.
[*] Radio plays on 15-20, CD 30-40, Archos 30-40, A3 way beyond 50.

911jason said:
The 3-ring adapter didn't fix it. Bummed... I was hopeful.
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Try different cable!

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Try different cable!
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Got an iPad Pro instead, lol.